Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2022-1426

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.6 before 14.8.6, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.4, all versions starting from 14.10 before 14.10.1. GitLab was not correctly authenticating a user that had some certain amount of information which allowed an user to authenticate without a personal access token.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.009 (55.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.0 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Gitlab — versions 14.10.0, >=12.6, <14.8.6, >=14.9, <14.9.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1426?
CVE-2022-1426 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 2.0/10. Published 2022-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-1426?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.0 out of 10.